Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 51.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 92.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
have 13.8% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 56.0% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Turkey, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.7% less on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 13.2% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.4 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Turkey: At a glance
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